Understanding the times a survey of competing worldviews amazonde jeff myers david a noebel fremdsprachige bucher. Understanding the times offers a fascinating comprehensive look at the how the tenets of the christian worldview compares with the five major competing worldviews of our day islam secular humanism marxism new age and postmodernism understanding the times is a systematic way to understand the ideas that rule our world while the material is expansive the engaging easy to understand writing style invites you to discover the truths of god and our world this classic should be on . You hold in your hands a landmark guide to understanding the ideas and forces shaping our times understanding the times offers a fascinating comprehensive look at the how the tenets of the christian worldview compares with the five major competing worldviews of our day islam secular humanism marxism new age and post. Understanding the times covers six prominent worldviews secularism marxism postmodernism new spirituality islam and christianity the book covers the basics of each worldview in the first six or seven chapters then examines different areas of study and talks about how each worldview approaches the area of study the different disciplines are theology philosophy ethics biology psychology sociology law politics economics and history each area is defined then examined through